"...you and i will be young forever..."

recently played:

katy perry :: teenage dream
phoenix :: countdown
florence + the machine :: cosmic love

i hope that someday someone will think this [ <- click on] about me.

i am also hopeful of this:

"...and then a kiss...maybe another...and another one..."

currently listening to:
imogen heap :: between sheets

it's funny...because i consider myself to be an optimistic person, but lately i've been looking at things from a glass half-empty perspective. it's hard sometimes to be hopeful. i keep waiting for the bottom to drop out. you know...when things are just too good to be true. makes you wonder how long it will last. i'm happy. really happy. a lot of areas in my life are changing right now, and it's exciting and scary all at the same time.
God's timing makes me smirk. He's been testing my patience in certain areas of my life. one area in particular was tested during wedding palooza 2010. my mother constantly told me to continue to be patient...that God was taking His time picking the perfect one for me. (she is so good to me.) it was never about the marriages, but seeing that love constantly reminded me that i didn't have that in my life.
i've always told myself that the things that are truly worth having and experiencing in life require you to dive in head first not knowing what will happen next. the unknown is the part that's so incredibly exciting and so scary. but that's the thing...you'll never know if you hold back.
i don't know what's going to happen, but i will say that i'm the happiest that i've been in a long time.
i'm just going to enjoy everything and live in the moment.

"...oh you're such a pretty thing..."

i know my opinion is considered biased...
but seriously...
my besties are g-o-r-g-e-o-u-s!!
no, really...

"...i hate snobbery...

i hate anyone, who if i was serving chips wouldn't talk to me..."

recently played ::

^^ kate nash :: i hate seagulls
lil wayne featuring nicki minaj:: knockout
sia :: my love
band of horses :: life on earth
florence + the machine :: dog days are over
muse :: neutron star collision (love is forever)
joshua radin :: i'd rather be with you
the black keys :: chop and change
the bravery :: ours
cee lo green :: what part of forever

for someone who hates snobbery...
it was recently brought to my attention how many things i'm a snob about....
i'm pretty sure that there are a couple more that i can't think of at the moment...

• proper use of grammar
  [i won't get started on this, but it's like nails down a chalkboard to hear it and now because of social networking the magnitude of people who don't know the proper use of their own language is lit-er-a-lly visible.]
  

• steak
  [i like my filet rare-medium rare and will send it back if it's cooked any longer than this.]
  

• soap
  [i prefer liquid soap to wash my hands and bar soap in the shower. boll weevil soap company is the only bar soap i'll use to bathe with. if i'm going on an overnight trip i make sure to pack some with me. :)]
  

• cleaning supplies
  [there are certain brands and products i prefer to clean with. examples of these products: mr. clean magic eraser extra power, mr. clean magic eraser mop, windex, clorox (fresh linen scent), viva paper towels...]

i like what i like.
i can't help it.

"...i've finally decided..."

recently played:

free :: all right now
timbaland featuring onerepublic :: marching on
[^ makes me insanely hype]
jay-z :: 99 problems
elton john :: goodbye yellow brick road
jamie cullum :: love aint gonna let you down
david gray :: sail away
eric hutchinson :: break down
mat kearney :: where we gonna go from here
joshua radin :: brand new day
james morrison :: undiscovered

i was recently informed that it had been a while since i'd last updated my blog, and that i needed to do so. i guess i just haven't really felt like there has been anything going on worth unloading. good or bad. i feel like my life has been pretty repetitious lately...
one thing that's become a recent issue is venice, the place where i have worked in tuscaloosa for over 2 1/2 years, is shutting down. i was going to have to quit anyway once i found a new job in birmingham at the end of the summer, but this isn't how i wanted things to end. :( i wanted to soak up my remaining days in tuscaloosa spending as much time as possible with my friends there. i didn't want to spend the rest of my time (as far as my lease is concerned) in dothan. but. it's hard to go a month and a half without having a job when you're used to it. so instead i will be spending the remainder of the summer soaking up the rays in southeast alabama.
jamie cullum's new album, the pursuit...amazing. be about that. oh. and people these days NEVER cease to stun me and leave me a-b-s-o-l-u-t-e-l-y speechless. i enjoy meeting new people and finding out what makes them tick SO much. it's so intriguing. i think everyone looks so much better with a little kiss from the sun. life is prettier in color. perfect summertime mix: now and then soundtrack. one of my favorite things to do in the summertime is to read. i love reading anytime, but i usually read the most during the summer for some reason. my fave = spending an evening curled up on the couch with H and a blanket reading a good book with a glass of red wine. mom and i were in the walmart check out line the other day, and i was looking at the magazines and saw that people had one featuring the stars of twilight. edward was on the front so i asked mom if i could add it to the buggy. her reply, "yes, as long as you let me look at it before you leave." :) love. i know...i get made fun of for being a harry potter & twilight fan but whatevs. i love them. they make me happy.

"...in your ocean, i'm ankle deep..."

recently played:
needtobreathe :: something beautiful <-- l.o.v.e

phoenix :: lisztomania
muse :: feeling good
katharine mcphee featuring jason reeves :: terrified
paramore :: the only exception
a fine frenzy :: blow away


why is it that the people you're not interested in are always the ones that don't play games, they get straight to the point, and are super sweet? i want a frozen hot chocolate from serendipity, please. i'm so disgusted by how america is SO over-medicated. i am ridiculously ecstatic to be digging my toes into the sand in less than a week. after recently watching the bucket list for the first time i've decided i need to scratch of some more items off of my list...those items being bungee jumping and parasailing...and POSSIBLY cedar point.

"...as simple as a kettle..."

currently listening to:
nick drake :: one of these things first

some of my favorite ways to end a long day:

make friends with the treadmill for an hour.
take a hot shower while listening to my bf, pandora
[station: glorious.]
put lotion & then socks on my feet.
curl up in bed with a good book.

yes, it probably sounds pathetic but i LOVE it. and it makes me so happy. it doesn't take much though. i've realized over the past few months that weddings reveal who your true friends are/the selfish ones are. whatevs. i'm craving pancakes topped with fresh fruit. none of this ihop pancakes w fruit + fruit syrup mess. just plain, made from scratch pancakes + fresh strawberries or blueberries or bananas + syrup + buttuh w a mimosa please.